Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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